JPI Oceans - Transnational Joint Call for proposals on the ecological aspects of deep-sea mining
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Deadlines:
- Pre-proposals: 01/03/2024
- Full proposals: 30/09/2024
Call Themes :
This call for proposal focuses on the ecological aspects of deep-sea mining. The following issues have been identified as important scientific objectives:
- Ecosystem dynamics
- Ecological impacts of polymetallic nodule mining
- Ecological impacts of massive sulphide mining
- Science-based support to governance
Transnational call :
Consortium international, chaque partenaire est financé par son agence nationale/régionale : pour l’UCLouvain, BELSPO
international consortium, each partner will be financed directly by it national/regional funding agency. i.e. BELSPO for UCLouvain
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This call for proposals is transnational i.e. the consortium shall involve partners from different countries ; each partner will be financed directly by its national/regional funding agency. i.e. Belspo for UCLouvain.
JPI Oceans Joint Call on the ecological aspects of deep-sea mining
- Deadline: 01/03/2024 (pre-propositions) – 30/09/2024 (full proposals)
- Consortium: Each application must involve eligible research partners and/or industry partners from at least two participating countries; Involvement of more countries is, however, encouraged. No maximum number of partners is specified
- Each partner is funded directly by its regional/national funding agency.
- Budget : max. 350k for Belgian partners in the same project
Participating countries/regions : Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, UK
- Each national/regional funding agency has its own financial rules.
- Project duration: 36-48 months.
BELSPO specific Rules and documents : BELSPO
- Maximum budget : Within a single project proposal, the maximum Belgian contribution can be up to 350K €
- Staff costs: BELSPO prefers staff to be hired under a labour contract. However tax-free doctoral or post doctoral scholarships can be exceptionally accepted under the following restricted conditions. The total number of tax-free scholarships per project is limited to max. 50% of the number of staff financed within said project. In any case, there shall not be more than 2 tax-free scholarships/project. Tax-free scholarships refer to a grant subject to tax exemption under the tax laws.
- Equipment needs to be purchased in the first half of the project
- General Operating Costs: max. 15 % of personnel costs
- Specific Operating costs : can be calculated for specific operating costs to execution of the project tasks
- Overheads=PAFG (mandatory !) : 5% of the total staff and operating costs
- Subcontracting : max 25% of the total budget allocated to the Belgian partner concerned.
Contact BELSPO : Koen Lefever (02 238 35 51 koen.lefever@belspo.be)
Contact UCLouvain : Pierre Mersch – pierre.mersch@uclouvain.be or 010 47 92 44.